Here’s how to watch Small Axe online – catch the BBC’s co-production with Amazon from Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen free today.
No, you’re not dreaming. This anthology series from Amazon and the BBC comprises five feature-length films from acclaimed director Steve McQueen: the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA-winning director of 12 Years a Slave. And UK viewers can watch them all completely FREE on the BBC. Want to know how? Settle in as we detail how to watch Small Axe online from anywhere. Each individual tale brings to light a recent chapter in the history of London’s West Indian community, largely focusing on real-life events that took place between 1968 and 1985. Co-written by McQueen, Alastair Siddons, and Courttia Newland, they alternately convey the oppressive reality of systemic racism, the joy of community, and the hope gained by hard-won victories in the fight for equality.
